A Dictionary of Computing (Oxford Reference) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199234019 ISBN 13: 9780199234011

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2008

Synopsis

In the quickly changing world of computing, staying current is essential. The Dictionary of Computing has been fully revised by a team of computer specialists, making it the most up-to-date and authoritative guide to computing on the market today. With expanded coverage of networking and databases, addition of biographical entries, and feature spreads on key topics, e.g. XML, it is a comprehensive reference work containing over 6,500 entries that is as useful for home and office users as it is indispensable for students of computing. New recommended web links for many entries, via the Dictionary of Computing companion website, provide valuable further information and updates. The Dictionary offers wide coverage of computer terms in industry, school, work, education, and the home, including the Internet, multimedia, networks and databases, and security. Terms are defined in a clear and concise manner with helpful examples where relevant. This dictionary is suitable for anyone who uses computers, and is an ideal not only for students of computing but for those studying the related fields of IT, mathematics, physics, media communications, electronic engineering, and natural sciences.

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About the Author

John Daintith and Edmund Wright are both editors with Market House Books Ltd.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199234019
• ISBN 13: 9780199234011
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 592
• Editor: Daintith John, Wright Edmund